Identifying Yourself As “Of-The-World” or “Of God”
However, there are areas that are very clearly outlined as sin. For example, if you compare the 2024–2028 Democratic Party platform with the teachings of the Bible, you will realize something both uncomfortable and essential: that the values and priorities laid out in the Democratic Party platform, which is a document stating the party’s principles and policy positions, do not align with the Word of God. In fact, on several core issues—life, truth, identity, morality, and authority—they stand in direct contradiction, even though they appear to align.
The deception is that the Democratic Party Platform feeds on love, compassion, and empathy —qualities most people who want to be God-fearing believe are key to a Christian life. Love, compassion, and empathy are beautiful things when they reflect God’s heart and flow from truth. Unfortunately, when separated from Scripture, they can unintentionally lead us far from God’s design and make a so-called Christian a hypocrite, and worse, pull them away from what they thought was faithful reverence to their God.
To help clarify why they are incompatible (The U.S. Democratic Party Platform and the Bible), I have placed five of the primary contradictions side by side. Again, not to shame anyone. Not to pressure anyone to become something they do not want to become. I do this to bring clarity to those who desire to be Christians and show that it is impossible to embrace both without engaging in biblically based sin.
To begin with, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) publishes its official platform every four years. I encourage you to read the current 2024–2028 document for yourself if you do not believe what is to follow: https://Democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
I will not include the entire platform in this book, any more than I will include all the Bible verses referenced. Use this link to read each verse in its entirety if you are interested in getting the whole meaning: https://www.esv.org/
The five key pillars discussed in this chapter openly conflict with biblical teaching. To be clear, these are not minor policy differences—they concern core moral commitments, including redefining marriage and gender, normalizing abortion, and elevating human autonomy above God’s authority.
What you will find is that many of the Democratic Party platform’s phrasology in the document sound noble and compassionate—phrases like “Marriage Equality” and “Protecting Families.” However, beneath these headlines are policies that shift moral boundaries and reinterpret truths long established in Scripture. Though wrapped in the language of love and compassion, they redefine biblical morality as “progress.”
Among the ninety-one pages of the Democratic Party platform, these topics stand out as directly opposed to Scripture:
- Economic Redistribution & the Biblical Work Ethic
- Government as Provider vs. God as Provider
- LGBTQ+ Identity and the Redefinition of Marriage
- Gender-Affirmation Policies
- Abortion and “Reproductive Freedom”
Each is presented as a moral good—framed in terms of equality, health care, and human rights—but each departs from the biblical foundations of creation, identity, and the sanctity of life by using language that sounds compassionate and well-intentioned. Unfortunately, policy positions that shift the moral emphasis from personal biblical responsibility to systemic institutional action are inconsistent with what the Bible teaches. And when compared with Scripture, the shift is significant: from voluntary obedience, personal transformation, and the gospel to government entitlement, collective identity, and secular justice.
Point 1
Economic Redistribution & the Biblical Work Ethic
The 2024–2028 Democratic Party Platform presents an appealing message: “To grow our economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down.1” The language is compassionate, hopeful, and moral in tone — promising fairness, equity, and opportunity for all. It speaks of “ensuring everyone has a chance to succeed,” “raising wages for working families,” and “ending poverty.” On the surface, these goals sound virtuous. But beneath the moral language lies a quiet shift — one that moves moral responsibility for provision from the individual to the institution, from personal diligence and stewardship to government redistribution and entitlement.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly used the phrase “bottom up and middle out economics,2” describing his view that “the strongest economy is built from the bottom up and the middle out — not the top down.” Vice President Kamala Harris echoed this, saying while on the campaign trail, “We choose a future where no child lives in poverty, where we can all afford health care, and where no one is above the law.3” Senator Bernie Sanders, long the philosophical driver of Democratic economic populism, said, “Democratic socialism, to me, does not just mean that we must create a nation of economic and social justice. It also means that we must create a vibrant democracy based on the principle of one person one vote.4” These statements are framed in moral language — “fairness,” “justice,” “care for working people” — but they all rest on a foundational assumption: that the government’s role is to guarantee outcomes, not simply to ensure opportunity.
That distinction matters. Compassion and fairness are indeed Christian virtues — but when they become detached from personal responsibility and the dignity of work, they lose their biblical grounding. The Bible’s view of work is not punitive; it is purposeful. In Genesis 2:15, before sin entered the world, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” God designed work as part of human flourishing.
Paul reinforces this principle in 2 Thessalonians 3:10: “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” This verse was not a lack of compassion — it was an instruction to protect the early church from idleness and exploitation. In the following verses, Paul urges believers to “do their work quietly and earn their own living.” The apostle’s concern was that dependence on others, when one is able to work, erodes both dignity and discipline.
Proverbs 10:4 adds, “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” Ephesians 4:28 encourages honest work not merely for survival but for generosity: “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.” And 1 Timothy 5:8 gives one of Scripture’s strongest rebukes of dependency: “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
The biblical model is therefore not government redistribution but personal stewardship and community generosity. The early church helped the poor, but that care was relational and voluntary, born out of love and conviction, not coercion or entitlement. Acts 2 describes believers sharing “as any had need,” not by decree of the state but by the Spirit’s prompting. When aid is mandated, generosity becomes taxation, and virtue becomes policy.
In contrast, the modern Democratic platform shifts the moral weight of provision away from voluntary virtue and toward institutional obligation. The result is a subtle but profound transformation: compassion becomes entitlement, responsibility becomes regulation, and personal diligence gives way to dependency. Scripture does not condemn wealth or fairness — it condemns idleness, greed, and systems that replace God’s design for work with man’s design for control.
When Hillary Clinton said, “We are all in this together, and we have a responsibility to lift each other up5,” she was discussing her faith, and at first blush her words sound moral, compassionate, and even Christlike — but the meaning behind them is fundamentally different from what Scripture teaches. In the biblical sense, to “lift others up” is a personal calling, an act of obedience that flows from a transformed heart and voluntary compassion. God commands believers to help the poor, comfort the hurting, and give generously out of love — not compulsion. Genuine Christian compassion is relational and rooted in faith, glorifying God as the ultimate provider. In contrast, when politicians use similar language, it often refers to government systems that redistribute wealth, enforce entitlement, and regulate fairness through law. This shifts the source of provision from God to the state and turns compassion into policy. While both use the same vocabulary — love, justice, mercy — one flows from divine transformation, and the other from human control. The Bible makes the difference clear: “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7). What God designed as worship becomes, in the hands of government, an instrument of regulation — well-intentioned perhaps, but ultimately replacing faith-led obedience with bureaucratic morality.
As Christians, we are called to help those in need — but how we do so matters. Biblical charity flows from transformed hearts, not centralized systems. Government redistribution may appear compassionate, but when it supplants personal stewardship, it undermines the very character that God intended through work and generosity.
“To grow our economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down,” becomes clear; the Democratic Party’s language of compassion unfortunately masks a moral redefinition. What Scripture describes as voluntary obedience, honest labor, and community care has been replaced by entitlement, enforced fairness, and bureaucratic charity. Christ calls believers to work faithfully, give freely, and serve humbly — not to surrender those responsibilities to government policy.
Point 2
Government as Provider vs. God as Provider
The 2024–2028 Democratic Party Platform describes government not only as a protector but also as a provider — responsible for ensuring human well-being and social equity. It pledges “Health care should be a right in America, not a privilege,6” “We’ll keep working to get more low-income families access to affordable banking as well, and to boost the supply of capital and loans by investing more in CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institution),7” and “…modernized SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits for the first time since 1975, permanently increasing them and lifting more than 2 million people, including over a million children, out of poverty.8” These statements sound noble — and in many ways, they echo values Christians care deeply about: compassion, fairness, and care for the vulnerable. But underneath this compassionate language lies a fundamental question: Who is the ultimate provider — God or government?
Let’s be clear: Scripture does not oppose caring for the sick, helping the poor, or providing for those in need. In fact, those actions are deeply biblical. Jesus healed the sick (Matthew 4:24), praised the Good Samaritan who paid another man’s medical bills (Luke 10:33–35), and told His followers that caring for “the least of these” was an act of love toward Him (Matthew 25:40). Many doctors, nurses, and scientists are living out their God-given calling when they heal, innovate, and restore. Medicine and healthcare are not enemies of faith — they are among the ways God’s provision works through human hands.
Where the modern political philosophy diverges is in the source and purpose of that care. In the Democratic platform, healthcare, housing, and welfare are treated as human rights guaranteed by the state. The underlying message is that the government — not God — is the guarantor of human flourishing. Cultural voices across politics and entertainment reinforce this idea. When CNN’s Erin Burnet ask Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani if he liked capitalism. Mamdani said, “No, I have many critiques of capitalism. And I think ultimately, the definition for me of why I call myself a democratic socialist is the words of Dr. King decades ago. He said, Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism. There must be a better distribution of wealth for all of god’s children in this country.9” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez echoed the sentiment, saying, “healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.” And Senator Bernie Sanders insisted, “Health care must be recognized as a human right, not a privilege10.11” That means the government has the responsibility to ensure it for all. Unfortunately, when political and cultural leaders speak of health care or housing as “rights,” they are not referring to the God-given right to life or liberty. They are redefining morality around entitlement — shifting trust from divine provision to government distribution. In this worldview, the state becomes the benevolent parent, deciding who deserves what and ensuring “fairness” through control. The language sounds compassionate, but the underlying theology replaces faith in God with faith in government.” Even Pope Francis said, “A society truly founded on the common good must guarantee access to health, education, and dignified work for all.12”
Such statements are emotionally powerful — but they shift the center of moral trust. The Bible calls believers to compassion through faith and obedience, not through coercion and entitlement. Scripture reveals God as Jehovah Jireh — “The Lord will provide” (Genesis 22:14), no matter how hard we find that to believe.
Jesus reminds His followers in Matthew 6:26, “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Paul later affirms, “My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
When the state assumes the moral role of provider, people often come to trust the institution more than the One who ordains it. Jeremiah 17:5 warns, “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.” When Israel demanded a king “like all the other nations” (1 Samuel 8:5), God told them that dependence on human rule would come at a cost — taxes, control, and loss of freedom. History continues to prove this pattern: the more we rely on government to secure every need, the more faith, personal stewardship, and generosity are replaced by entitlement, bureaucracy, and control.
Some may argue that the Bible itself supports expansive government programs—pointing to verses about justice, mercy, and loving one’s neighbor as justification for state-run welfare and redistribution. For example, Romans 13:1–4, often quoted to affirm that “governing authorities are instituted by God,” is sometimes used to claim that any government action—especially those labeled compassionate—must be righteous. But Paul’s intent was to teach submission to lawful authority in maintaining justice and order, not to endorse government as humanity’s provider. Similarly, Micah 6:8—“Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God”—is often reinterpreted to promote economic equality or social engineering. Yet in context, Micah’s “justice” refers to righteousness and integrity in personal and communal conduct, not coerced redistribution. Others cite Acts 4:32–35, where early believers shared their possessions so that “there was not a needy person among them,” to defend socialism; however, this giving was voluntary and Spirit-led, not mandated by the state. Even Matthew 22:39, where Jesus commands, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” is misapplied to justify government compassion. But Jesus was speaking to individuals—believers acting in faith—not institutions, because governments cannot love; they can only legislate. The Good Samaritan personally paid another man’s medical expenses (Luke 10:33–35); he didn’t petition Caesar for a public fund. Genuine biblical compassion flows from transformed hearts, not taxation or compulsion. “Justice” in Scripture always means moral righteousness before God, never forced equality. So while Christians are called to care for the poor, sick, and marginalized, they do so from obedience to God, not dependence on the state. When government assumes the role of provider, it moves from servant to savior and replaces faith in God with reliance on man—a pattern Scripture warns against repeatedly (Jeremiah 17:5; 1 Samuel 8:5–18).
Let’s face it: in a nation where only a portion of the population identifies as Christian—or even desires to be—this tension is not surprising. However, this book is not written to persuade those who have chosen other so-called religions or philosophies; their beliefs, by their own choice, rest on different foundations. Still, for those who claim the name of Christ, the solution is not found in silencing others or retreating from culture, but in living out authentic faith with conviction and clarity. Only when believers model genuine dependence on God—not government—can truth be seen for what it is, and hearts begin to turn on their own.
God’s design for provision is both practical and personal. The early believers in Acts 4:32–35 met each other’s needs voluntarily — not because of a policy, but because of transformed hearts. Paul reminds the church in 2 Corinthians 9:7, “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Biblical compassion is never forced; it flows from love. The Bible is clear: while it affirms medicine, healing, and generosity as gifts of God’s common grace, it draws a line between trusting God through those gifts and worshiping the systems that deliver them. When political movements make government the moral provider, they replace divine trust with human control. The result is a compassionate veneer masking spiritual dependency — what Paul warned against as “having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power” (2 Timothy 3:5).
Healthcare, as an example, and compassion are not unbiblical — they are reflections of God’s mercy when practiced in truth. But when the government assumes the role of ultimate provider, it crosses the line from service to substitution. Christians should honor doctors, support care for the poor, and thank God for modern medicine — while never forgetting that provision begins and ends with Him. The church’s calling is to love and serve freely, not to outsource mercy to the machinery of the state.
Point 3
LGBTQ+ Identity and the Redefinition of Marriage
The 2024–2028 Democratic Party Platform describes the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights as a moral achievement — a matter of equality, dignity, and compassion. It pledges to “As President Biden has said, LGBTQI+ youth are some of the bravest people he knows, and he has made it a priority to fight for them. The Administration is combating the dangerous and cruel practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” Democrats have invested in supporting LGBTQI+ youth mental health, including through the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. President Biden has also taken action to support LGBTQI+ youth in foster care; and is fighting book bans that censor LGBTQI+ content.13” And “President Biden has delivered on his promise to ban discrimination in health care on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. He has protected transgender Americans’ access to health care and coverage, including medically necessary gender-affirming care; and implemented a national strategy to end the HIV epidemic in this country.14” These statements are mixed with things one cannot disagree with, while framed in the language of love, justice, and inclusion — values that resonate deeply with many Christians who desire to show compassion toward others. But we must ask: Is the platform’s definition of love the same as the Bible’s definition?
Modern culture equates love with affirmation — the idea that to love someone means to accept, celebrate, and endorse their self-declared identity or behavior. Actor Ellen Page (now Elliot Page) once said, “I also do it [coming out] selfishly, because I’m tired of hiding. And I’m tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered, and my relationships suffered. And I am standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of that pain. And I am young, yes. But what I have learned is that love – the beauty of it, the joy of it, and yes, even the pain of it – is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being. And we deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and without compromise.15” And Ellen’s wife, dancer Emma Portner, said “Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world. I also ask for patience & privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans life every single day.16” President Joe Biden echoed this perspective, declaring in 2022 that “Marriage — I mean this with all my heart — marriage is a simple proposition: Who do you love, and will you be loyal with that person you love? It’s not more complicated than that.17” The Democratic platform repeats this message, celebrating the right to marry whomever you love and promising to “protect transgender Americans’ access to health care and coverage, including medically necessary gender-affirming care18” Pope Francis has also made headlines for saying, “If someone is gay and searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?19” when asked about homosexuality and gay priests — a statement that, though meant pastorally, has often been questioned. According to some, it is thought that he was not changing Catholic doctrine, which still considers homosexual acts sinful, but instead shifting the Church’s tone and focus towards mercy, acceptance, and integration, which also opens the door for some confusion.
In all, these statements sound compassionate, but they redefine both love and marriage in ways that contradict God’s Word. According to Scripture, marriage is not a human contract of affection; it is a divine covenant that reflects the relationship between Christ and the Church.20
Genesis 2:24 establishes this foundation: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
Jesus reaffirmed this in Matthew 19:4–6, saying, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female?” The biblical pattern is clear — one man, one woman, joined in covenant under God.
The Bible also addresses sexual behavior outside of that design. In the Old Testament, Leviticus 18:22 calls homosexual acts “an abomination,” not because God hates people, but because they distort His created order. In the New Testament, Paul expands on this in Romans 1:18–32, in the section on “God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness,” and describes same-sex relations as “contrary to nature.”
Romans 1:18-32 – God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness, (ESV)
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
In 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, Paul lists homosexual practice among sins from which believers are called to repent, and then adds the redeeming words: “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” The emphasis is not condemnation but transformation. God’s grace does not affirm sin; it redeems the sinner.
The modern redefinition of marriage and gender rests on a more profound philosophical shift: the belief that identity is self-determined, not God-given. The Democratic platform’s affirmation of “transgender and nonbinary identities” presents human autonomy as the final authority over creation. Yet the Bible teaches that gender is not assigned by culture or psychology but designed by the Creator Himself: “Male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). Psalm 139:13–14 reinforces this truth — “You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” To claim self-definition apart from God is, in effect, to reject His creative sovereignty.
This tension — between God’s definition and human self-definition — is where compassion must remain rooted in truth. True love never contradicts holiness. Jesus demonstrated perfect love by forgiving sinners and then commanding them, “Go, and sin no more” (John 8:11). Yet today’s political and cultural rhetoric twists that love into affirmation of what God forbids, using the language of kindness to silence conviction. What Scripture calls repentance, modern culture calls intolerance; what Scripture calls sin, modern culture calls identity.
The danger is not simply moral confusion but spiritual deception. Paul warned that in the last days, people would “gather teachers to suit their own passions” (2 Timothy 4:3) and “exchange the truth about God for a lie” (Romans 1:25). Today, that warning echoes across pulpits and political stages alike. In recent years, well-known pastors and public figures have begun reinterpreting Scripture through the lens of cultural approval rather than divine authority. Pastor Brandan Robertson, for example, openly preaches that same-sex relationships reflect the diversity of God’s image, redefining holiness around identity rather than transformation. Here is his quote: “As a Christian Minister, I Believe That Queer People (and All People) Are Created in the Image of God.21“ Even respected voices within evangelical circles, like Pastor Alistair Begg, who says he opposes same-sex weddings, have blurred biblical boundaries by suggesting believers may attend same-sex weddings “as an expression of love.” If you read the entire transcript, it sounds like a kind gesture that is clarified by the grandmother’s belief in Jesus. Still, it caused enough confusion that “Christian radio network drops Alistair Begg after advice on attending same-sex weddings.22” Unfortunately, these inconsistent messages from respected pastors and political leaders, according to Christianity Today and The Public Religion Research Institute, as of January 31, 2024, have led to “Thirty-eight percent of white evangelicals say they support same-sex marriage. By contrast, 87 percent of nones, 81 percent of Jews, 77 percent of Buddhists, 77 percent of white mainline Protestants, and about three-quarters of Catholics approve of same-sex marriage.23”
Political leaders have also followed suit: Pete Buttigieg, who identifies as both Christian and gay, declared, “If you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me – your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,24” invoking God to sanctify self-definition. Similarly, Rev. Shelley Washington told her congregation, “Pride is an affirmation of identity. You are not an exception to God’s love. God created us, all of us, to be loved — and that’s what Pride is about.25” At the same time, author Max Lucado, though affirming traditional marriage, apologized for sermons on homosexuality, saying, “Faithful people may disagree about what the Bible says about homosexuality, but we agree that God’s holy Word must never be used as a weapon to wound others,” and emphasized the importance of respecting and loving LGBTQ individuals and families.26
These statements may sound compassionate, but they twist love into unconditional affirmation and remove repentance from the equation. Many churches have adopted this “inclusive theology,” blessing same-sex unions and ordaining openly practicing homosexual clergy under the banner of acceptance. Yet love divorced from repentance is not love at all — it is sentimentality without salvation. Genuine compassion points people toward freedom in Christ, not deeper bondage to self.
As I have said before, God’s design for marriage and sexuality is not restrictive but redemptive. It provides the structure for human flourishing, family stability, and spiritual reflection of divine truth. When culture or government attempts to rewrite that design, it does not create equality; it creates confusion. Christians must remember that affirming what God condemns is not kindness — it is cruelty disguised as compassion.
The Democratic Party’s redefinition of love, gender, and marriage replaces God’s authority with human autonomy. While its language appeals to emotion and justice, it ultimately substitutes divine order for self-rule. The Bible teaches that true love calls sinners to repentance, not affirmation. To follow Christ is to align with His design — even when the world calls it hate.
Point 4
Gender-Affirmation
The 2024–2028 Democratic Party Platform expresses strong support for LGBTQ+ rights and access to care, as stated in the platform: “President Biden has delivered on his promise to ban discrimination in health care on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. He has protected transgender Americans’ access to health care and coverage, including medically necessary gender-affirming care…27”
To many, this language sounds compassionate — an effort to protect vulnerable individuals, especially young people. Yet beneath these appeals lies a worldview that redefines the human person and rejects God’s design for identity, embodiment, and creation itself.
The modern concept of “gender-affirming care” does not simply mean kindness or emotional support for those struggling with gender dysphoria. It includes medical and surgical interventions — puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries — that attempt to make the body conform to a chosen identity rather than accepting the body as given. Advocates frame this as an act of liberation. The Democratic platform calls such treatment “life-saving,” and figures like President Joe Biden have said, “To parents of transgender children, affirming your child’s identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe and healthy.28” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation HF146 in April 2023, declaring his state a “refuge for gender-affirming care.29” And on March 8, 2023 during the signing of Executive Order 23-03, Tim Walz said “In Minnesota, you will not be punished for seeking or providing medical care. This Executive Order delivers the urgent action that our LGBTQ Minnesotans deserve.30” And Lieutenant Governor Flanagan said, “Gender affirming health care is safe, scientifically proven, and lifesaving. When our friends and neighbors tell us that this care will help them feel safer, happier, and more themselves, it is our job to listen and to believe them.31”
These statements all share one message — that affirming self-definition, not aligning with God’s definition, is the highest form of love.
Scripture offers a profoundly different view of the human person. Genesis 1:27 establishes the foundation: “So God created man in His own image… male and female He created them.” God’s design is not arbitrary but purposeful — gender is part of His creative order, not a personal choice. Psalm 139:13–16 declares, “You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” The psalmist praises God’s intentional design, not self-construction. Jesus Himself reaffirmed this in Matthew 19:4–6: “He who created them from the beginning made them male and female.” The biblical pattern is not to “affirm” self-defined identity but to call each person to embrace the Creator’s design with humility and gratitude.
Theologically, gender-affirming ideology stems from the same root as the original temptation in Genesis 3 — the desire to define good and evil for oneself, independent of God. “You will be like God,” the serpent told Eve, “knowing good and evil.” Today, that deception is repackaged in psychological terms: “You will be your true self if you define yourself.” The Christian worldview, by contrast, says our truest identity is found not by looking inward but upward — in Christ, who restores us to what God intended. As Paul writes, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).
Modern culture calls self-reinvention freedom; Scripture calls it bondage. Romans 1:22–25 warns of those who “exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.” To surgically or hormonally alter the body to match an internal sense of identity is, at its core, an act of misplaced worship — exalting the self over the Creator. The Bible teaches compassion for all who suffer and struggle, but compassion never means affirmation of deception. True love speaks truth even when it is unpopular, because truth is the only path to healing.
Still, some progressive clergy and denominations have embraced gender-affirming ideology as a theological virtue. The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the United Church of Christ all have statements affirming LGBTQ+ individuals, though the specific language and historical development vary.32 Pastors like Paula Stone Williams, who transitioned from male to female and leads a Colorado church, was introduced as “TEDxMileHigh Imagine speaker Paula Stone Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She is the Teaching Pastor at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado and a Pastoral Counselor with RLT Pathways.33” Such messages may comfort the confused, but they substitute self-expression for sanctification. Paul warned of this very pattern: “They will not endure sound teaching, but will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions” (2 Timothy 4:3).
Christians are called to a higher compassion — one that holds grace and truth together. Jesus never affirmed sin; He redeemed sinners. He met people where they were, but He never left them there. The woman caught in adultery was spared from stoning, but she was also told, “Go, and sin no more” (John 8:11). Likewise, those wrestling with gender confusion deserve love, patience, and pastoral care — but also the truth that their body is not a mistake, and their worth does not depend on redefining it.
When governments and cultural leaders make “affirmation” the highest moral good, they turn compassion into ideology and replace divine truth with psychological self-rule. The Church must not surrender biblical clarity to emotional rhetoric. God’s love calls people out of confusion, not to remain in it. To affirm deception is not mercy — it is participation in harm. True hope for every person struggling with identity comes not through hormones or surgery, but through the renewing grace of Jesus Christ, who alone can make all things new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Point 5
Abortion and “Reproductive Freedom”
The 2024–2028 Democratic Party Platform places reproductive freedom at the heart of its moral message. It promises, mentioning both President Biden and Vice President Harris, to “restore reproductive freedom for every woman in every state.34” In addition, it states that “The Administration is protecting access to abortion, including by creating a new path for pharmacies to dispense FDA-approved medication abortion and defending access in court.” The rhetoric is powerful — compassionate, empowering, and framed as justice. Vice President Kamala Harris declared, “So, listen, I think we all know this is a fight for freedom. This is a fight for freedom — the fundamental freedom to make decisions about one’s own body and not have their government tell them what they’re supposed to do. (Applause.)35” President Joe Biden vowed, “If Americans send me a Congress that supports the right to choose, I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again.36” And former Speaker Nancy Pelosi summarized the moral tone succinctly on the Capitol steps ahead of House passage of bills to Protect Women’s Reproductive Freedom (Women’s Health Protection Act and the Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) when she said “People of faith are representative of all of us in our community here for families, for families. And so we will go to the Floor and vote on these bills. Americans outside are marching and making their voices heard. As we know – as I just said, public sentiment is everything. Abraham Lincoln.37”
Celebrities and cultural figures have amplified the same message, blending emotional appeal with moral urgency and false historical relevance. Actress Michelle Williams accepted her Golden Globe Award, saying, “As women and as girls, things can happen to our bodies that are not our choice. I’ve tried my best to live a life of my own making, and not just a series of events that happened to me,” she said. “… And I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose. To choose when to have my children and with whom.38” Along with Billie Eilish, over 160 artists and public figures signed the full-page New York Times ad on May 13, 2022, to support abortion rights. Notable other signatories included Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes. And TV host Oprah Winfrey, speaking at the Democratic National Convention, said, “If you cannot control when and how you choose to bring your children into this world and how they are raised and supported, there is no American dream.39” Even within politics, leaders like Senator Elizabeth Warren have insisted, “Abortion rights are human rights. Abortion rights are economic rights. We will never stop fighting to defend those rights.40” On ‘X,’ while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proclaimed her website: “Reproductive justice is especially essential for all individuals, whether cisgender or transgender. Alexandria does not accept any federal, state, or local rollbacks, cuts, or restrictions on the ability of individuals to access quality reproductive healthcare services, birth control, or medically accurate sexuality education. This means open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion, birth control, and family planning services, as well as access to adequate, affordable pre- and post-natal care, for all people, regardless of income, location, or education.41”
To many, these statements sound noble — defending women’s dignity, safeguarding autonomy, and protecting health. But Scripture paints a profoundly different view of both life and freedom. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible affirms that life is sacred because it bears God’s image: “So God created man in His own image… male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). Psalm 139:13–16 describes God’s creative work in the womb — “You knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” Jeremiah 1:5 declares, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” The biblical testimony is unmistakable: life begins not with choice, but with divine creation.
In contrast, the language of “reproductive freedom” replaces divine authority with personal autonomy. It turns the womb — once seen as sacred — into a battleground for control. Exodus 21:22–25 established that the loss of unborn life carried severe consequences under Mosaic law, confirming that even the unborn are recognized by God as living beings deserving protection. Proverbs 6:17 lists among the things God hates “hands that shed innocent blood.”
Proponents of abortion often reframe this issue as compassion or healthcare. Yet biblical compassion never justifies harm. True compassion defends the vulnerable — and no one is more vulnerable than the child in the womb. Jesus’ example of mercy never blurred moral lines. He protected life, restored the broken, and condemned those who used power to oppress. When culture defines compassion as the freedom to destroy life, it has substituted sentiment for truth.
Public figures have increasingly spiritualized this message. Senator Raphael Warnock, a Baptist minister, stated, “As a pro-choice pastor, I believe in a woman’s right to choose, and that it’s a decision between her and her doctor – not the government.42” Author Glennon Doyle said, “Why—if your church is based on the Jesus who spoke incessantly about orphans and widow(s), demilitarization, immigrants, the sick, the outcast, and the poor—are you choosing abortion and gayness to hang your hat upon?43” In January of 2024, Rev. Katey Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, said, “For me, the pro-choice/pro-life labels aren’t especially helpful. They’re abstract. What I am is pro people’s abortion stories and pro allowing the person in front of me to name what the experience means for them.44” and “Even if the experience is painful or complicated, in the end, having access to it is a blessing.45” These statements sound pastoral but invert the gospel: they make self-sovereignty a virtue and repentance irrelevant.
This is precisely the deception Paul warned of in Romans 1:25 — humanity “exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped the creature rather than the Creator.” The modern abortion narrative embodies that exchange. It claims liberation through destruction and compassion through death. But Christ defines freedom differently: “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32). Freedom in Scripture is not the license to choose whatever we desire; it is the power to choose what is right before God.
God’s Word consistently calls His people to protect and value life — not because of politics, but because of His character. Psalm 24:1 declares, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” Life belongs to Him. Deuteronomy 30:19 pleads, “Choose life, that you and your offspring may live.” The gospel offers forgiveness and restoration to all who repent, including those who have experienced abortion, but forgiveness begins with truth. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us” (1 John 1:9). To a nation that calls abortion a right, God’s warning remains: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).
The Democratic Party’s 2024–2028 platform frames abortion as freedom, equality, and compassion. The Bible defines it as the destruction of what God has made in His image. One calls it healthcare; the other calls it sin. One celebrates choice; the other commands, “Choose life.” Christians cannot stand on both sides. True love protects life, and true freedom is found only in Christ — not in the power to end life, but in the grace to preserve it.
Content taken from “If You Are a Democrat, You Can Be Anything You Want To Be… Except a Christian.” – Link
Footnotes:
1 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, PREAMBLE, page 2
2 – President Biden, first public use, State of the Union address, March 1, 2022
3 – Vice President Harris, “We Choose Freedom” campaign video, Facebook & Video: “I’m Kamala Harris, and I’m running for President of the United States” | Blue Virginia. https://bluevirginia.us/2024/07/video-im-kamala-harris-and-im-running-for-president-of-the-united-states
4 – Bernie Sanders: My Vision For Democratic Socialism in America, November 19,2015 & What Sanders Means By ‘Democratic Socialism,’ Once and For All – ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sanders-means-democratic-socialism/story?id=35315871
5 – Hillary Clinton, June 22, 2016, during a speech where she discussed her faith and public service
6 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, HEALTH CARE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, page 17
7 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, FIGHTING POVERTY, page 13
8 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, FIGHTING POVERTY, page 12
9 – Conversation between CNN’s Erin Burnett & Mamdani, November 5, 2025
10 – Said in speeches, based on The World health Org (WHO) whose 1946 constitution declared that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being” and The Black Panther Party in the late 1960s, which declared health a human right and established free medical clinics.
11 – Senator Bernie Sanders, Stump speech in. March and April 2019
12 – Pope Francis, 2021 World Day of Peace, officially presented and dated December 8, 2020.
13 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, LGBTQI+, page 57
14 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, LGBTQI+, page 56
15 – Ellen Page, Inspirational Quotes, People, speech at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Time to THRIVE conference in 2014 & Fuchs, T. (2017). Violence against lesbians, gays and bisexuals. https://core.ac.uk/download/216093552.pdf
16 – Emma Portner, Instagram post and printed in https://hypebae.com/2020/12/elliot-page-transgender-nonbinary-pronouns-juno-umbrella-academy-actor-announcement-letter & Elliot Page Files for Divorce From Emma Portner. https://popcrush.com/elliot-page-divorce-from-emma-portner/
17 – Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at Signing of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, December 13, 2022, 3:59 PM EST & Christians: The ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ will be used against you. This is not hype or exaggeration. It is a simple, legal truth.. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4116816/posts?q=1&;page=1
18 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, LGBTQI+, page 56
19 – Pope Francis, during a press conference on a plane returning from his first papal trip to Brazil, July 2013 – Xavier University (Cincinnati, O. (2015). Xavier University Newswire. https://core.ac.uk/download/217235592.pdf
20 – Malicse, A. The Philosophy Behind Marriage and Family Structure. https://core.ac.uk/download/646825970.docx
21 – Rev. Brandan Robertson, Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum, https://www.salzburgglobal.org/news/latest-news/article/rev-brandan-robertson-as-a-christian-minister-i-believe-that-queer-people-and-all-people-are-created-in-the-image-of-god
22 – Christian Post – https://www.christianpost.com/news/american-family-radio-drops-alistair-begg-over-gay-wedding-advice.html
23 – Christianity Today, Alistair Begg Stands by LGBTQ Wedding Advice with Sermon on Jesus’ Compassion, By Bob Smietana, January 31, 2024 – Alistair Begg Stands by LGBTQ Wedding Advice with Sermon on Jesus’ Compassion – Christianity Today. https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/january/alistair-begg-lgbtq-gay-wedding-advice-radio-sermon-truth.html
24 – Buttigieg to Pence, Debate, Mon April 8, 2019, Published in CNN Politics, by Devan Cole
25 – Rev. Shelly Washington, From Her Pulpit, June 24, 2025, Published in Chron.com
26 – Max Lucado, apology letter written in 2021 for a 2004 sermon homosexuality – Max Lucado Apologizes for Same-Sex Marriage Sermon He Gave in 2004 | Christian News Now. https://christiannewsnow.com/max-lucado-apologizes-for-same-sex-marriage-sermon-he-preached-in-2004/
27 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, LGBTQI+, page 56
28 – President Joe Biden, Video message released on March 31, 2022 – “Made In The Image Of God”: Joe Biden Commemorates Transgender Day Of Visibility [WATCH]. https://patriotfetch.com/2022/03/made-in-the-image-of-god-joe-biden-commemorates-transgender-day-of-visibility-watch/
29 – Minnesota’s Governor Just Made the State a Refuge for Gender-Affirming Care – https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-refuge-gender-affirming-care
30 – Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, Statement during Executive order 23-03 Signing, March 8, 2023 – Gov. Walz signs executive order providing legal protections for gender-affirming care – NewsBreak. https://www.newsbreak.com/minnesota-state/2950551185396-gov-walz-signs-executive-order-providing-legal-protections-for-gender-affirming-care
31 – Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, Statement during Executive order 23-03 Signing, March 8, 2023 – PRESS RELEASE: Governor Walz Takes Executive Action to Protect Access to Gender Affirming Health Care in Minnesota – Rainbow Health. https://rainbowhealth.org/news/press-release-governor-walz-takes-executive-action-to-protect-access-to-gender-affirming-health-care-in-minnesota/
32 – Example: Bishops join church leaders speaking out against anti-LGBTQ vandalism at churches | Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. https://diomass.org/news/diocesan-news/bishops-join-church-leaders-speaking-out-against-anti-lgbtq-vandalism-churches
33 – TEDxMileHigh | Paula Stone Williams: https://www.tedxmilehigh.com/paula-stone-williams-losing-male-privilege/ –
34 – 2024 to 2028 Democratic Party Platform, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, page 49
35 – The White House, Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Fight for Reproductive Freedoms, May 01, 2024 & VP’s Speech on Battle for Reproductive Rights in U.S | Mirage News. https://www.miragenews.com/vps-speech-on-battle-for-reproductive-rights-in-1226492/
36 – D.C.Bureau, Biden warns ‘freedom and democracy are under attack’ in fierce State of the Union address, Kentucky Lantern, Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa, March 8, 2024, 12.23 M & (2024). United States : Excerpts from President Bidens State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery. MENA Report, (), .
37 – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, California’s 11th District, Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event on Capitol Steps Ahead of House Passage of Bills to Protect Women’s Reproductive Freedom, July 15, 2022
38 – Michelle Williams Support for Abortion Rights in Golden Globes Speech. http://ec2-13-52-108-80.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/entertainment/current-events/michelle-williams-support-abortion-rights-golden-globes-speech/
39 – Opra Winfrey, Democrats, Walz, and Oprah hammer reproductive freedom message at DNC, D.C. Diagnosis, August. 22, 2024 & Oprah Tells DNC Crowd ‘There Is No American Dream’ Without Abortion. https://www.dailywire.com/news/oprah-tells-dnc-crowd-there-is-no-american-dream-without-abortion
40 – Elizabeth Warren, @ewarren, X, 5:07 PM January 24, 2020 & Here’s What Joe Biden Claims Is ‘The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Time’. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexnitzberg/2020/01/25/heres-what-joe-biden-claims-is-the-civil-rights-issue-of-our-time-n2560121
41 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC’s Platform, https://www.ocasiocortez.com/issues
42 – Reverend Raphael Warnock’s Post, FACEBOOK, August 26, 2020 & Madison Cawthorn says ‘real Americans’ shouldn’t support Warnock – TheGrio. https://thegrio.com/2020/12/15/madison-fox-news-warnock/ & https://warnockforgeorgia.com/issues/reproductive-rights/
43 – Glennon Doyle’s Memoir Untamed, pathos.com, July 6, 2023 at 12:21 PM
44 – Burns, A. (2024). Seeing abortion access as a blessing. The Christian Century, 141(1), 50-53.
45 – Katey Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, The Christian Century – Thoughtful-Independant-Progressive, https://www.christiancentury.org/features/seeing-abortion-access-blessing & Burns, A. (2024). Seeing abortion access as a blessing. The Christian Century, 141(1), 50-53.
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